Deaths in Custody Reporting Program: State Prisons 2001 - 2012

The Deaths in Custody Reporting Program (DCRP) is an annual data collection conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). The DCRP began in 2000 under the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-297). It is the only national statistical collection that obtains detailed information about deaths in adult correctional facilities. The DCRP collects data on persons dying in state prisons, local jails and in the process of arrest. Each collection is a separate subcollection, but each is under the umbrella of the DCRP collection. This deals with the prison subcollection, which has a prison death file. The prison portion of the Deaths in Custody Reporting Program began in 2001 after the passage of the Deaths in Custody Reporting Act of 2000 in October of 2000. The prison component of the DCRP collects data on inmate deaths occurring in the 50 state departments of corrections while inmates are in the physical custody of prison officials.

《在押人员死亡报告计划》（Deaths in Custody Reporting Program，简称DCRP）是由美国司法统计局（Bureau of Justice Statistics，简称BJS）实施的年度数据采集项目。该计划于2000年依据《2000年在押人员死亡报告法案》（公法106-297，P.L. 106-297）正式启动，是目前唯一可获取成人惩教机构在押人员死亡详细信息的全国性统计采集项目。DCRP的采集对象涵盖州立监狱、地方看守所及逮捕过程中死亡的人员。各次数据采集均为独立子项目，但均隶属于DCRP的整体采集框架。本数据集聚焦于DCRP下设的监狱子项目，该子项目配套有监狱死亡档案。DCRP的监狱模块于2000年10月《2000年在押人员死亡报告法案》通过后，于2001年正式启动，其采集范围为全美50个州惩教署管辖范围内，在押人员处于监狱官方实际羁押状态时发生的死亡数据。